Writing about the minerals beneath Africa’s soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We’ve all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes”.

A local deep cut of this year's Immerse is the resurrection and relighting of the Merita Bread sign, which has been stored at the Morse Museum since 2014. For Orlando natives like NeSmith, the sign's ...